Pakistanis believe that the police are the most corrupt institution in the country, according to a new survey released on Thursday by Transparency International. The survey carried out by the polling company Gallup International asked more than 50,000 respondents how they rated their various public institutions for corruption. Political parties came out worst in most of the countries, followed by the police, customs officers and national parliaments.
In half the 64 countries surveyed, "political parties were rated by the general public as the institution most affected by corruption," the report's authors said. Between 31 and 50 percent of respondents in Pakistan felt that corruption had a large impact on political life, while six out of 10 felt that corruption would get worse in the next three years. Political parties in Latin America, India, Indonesia, and certain eastern European states were judged the most corrupt. Ecuador rated worst in its population's eyes for political corruption, followed closely by Argentina, Brazil, Peru and India. Others with low grades included Bolivia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Indonesia, Ukraine and Uruguay. |